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Monday, May 13, 2013  Evans Middle School student council members are raising money to install smoke detectors in homes around Wapello County.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Four adults and three kids escaped safely from their burning home this evening.

Monday, May 06, 2013  One person was taken to the hospital after a train struck a pickup Monday night in Ottumwa.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Ottumwa firefighters put out a fire First Church of God on 1404 Sherwood Drive off of Quincy Friday morning.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Kirksville Primary School participated in the annual Workers on Wheels event.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Houston police say shots fired at Houston airport ticket counter; 1 man critically injured

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The training included hands-on training that would prepare the firefighters for emergency situations

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 

Friday, April 26, 2013  The fire east of Memphis, Mo. was reported around 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A house fire in Agency on Friday was caused by a clothes dryer catching on fire.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The cause of the fire, which started Wednesday night, remained under investigation, but it was believed to be accidental.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The Ottumwa Fire Department is enacting a zero tolerance policy to anyone who burns anything other than legal yard waste

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A northeast Missouri man is in custody following his arrest by Lewis County Sheriff's deputies.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The fire broke out Monday afternoon along Highway 11 in southwest Adair County.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Shortly after midnight Thursday, Pastor Mark Brase and his wife got a call that the roof of Immanuel Lutheran Church at 1601 Main Street was on fire.